The bells of the Basilica of the Resurrection rang out in Jerusalem inviting everyone to a day of prayer for the Holy Land. The celebration held at the Wayside Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre is rich in meaning. In addition to Br. Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, the friars of the Discretorium and H.E. Mgr. Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Delegate for Jerusalem, were present to thank the Lord for the sixth centenary of the establishment of the Commissariats of […]
It is now a consolidated habit for the calendar. This year again, for the Custody of the Holy Land, 27 December was a day dedicated to the exchange of greetings for the Latin Christmas that has just passed. As per tradition, the welcome and the exchange took place in the room of the Diwan, in St Saviour’s Convent in the Old City of Jerusalem. The first were the Greek Orthodox, present with a vast representation led by the Patriarch Theophilos […]
